Drivers should slow down, yield right-of-way and be more courteous

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Jan 20, 2011 at 12:01 AMJan 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Regarding the editor’s note to an On the Line comment about being considerate to oncoming traffic from an on-ramp: First of all, anyone entering a major highway on an on-ramp should have the courtesy to yield right-of-way abiding by the traffic signs on the road and not jam out into traffic assuming that someone will slow down.

I am an 18-wheeler, big-rig truck driver hauling steel across 12 different states and while on the road I do and sometimes I am forced to slow down for on-coming traffic. The problem with this is you let one out, and two or three others follow and jam up the lane. On four different occasions I had to slam on my brakes and my load of bars or suicide coil slid forward one to one and 1⁄2 feet. So don’t preach to me about being courteous. Again it’s the responsibility of the person on the on-ramp to yield right-of-way.

If people would just abide by the law of the road and speed limits there would be less traffic accidents and thereby less traffic jams.

Charles Kennedy

Massillon

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